The Asian Football Confederation president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has offered his heartfelt condolences on the passing of India’s pioneer professional football coach Amal Dutta who died at the age of 86 on Sunday, July 10. Amal Dutta became well-known as a tactical genius having played as a …
Read More »Delhi – STAIRS Schools Football League Grassroots trials over, 477 selected for camps!
The STAIRS Schools Football League (SSFL) concluded its first phase of grassroots selection camps for Under-14 and Under-17 players across Delhi. The camps were conducted at 15 locations across four zones of Delhi and witnessed over 3,000 footballers turning up for the trials. The camps were conducted by the Delhi …
Read More »VIDEO – #GirlsWithGoals: Winning through failure ft. Ranbir Kapoor & YUWA!
This is a story of courage, grit, and determination. Of taking failure in your stride & moving forward. Watch the final episode of #GirlsWithGoals- the story of the brave YUWA girls & their #FailForward attitude. Watch #GirlsWithGoals Episode 4 to find out!
Read More »I-League CEO Sunando Dhar: Tough decisions will be taken in new Indian Football roadmap!
At the World Football Forum on Friday, July 8 at the L’Hotel du Collectionneur in the heart of the French capital Paris, I caught-up with the I-League CEO to speak about the current state of affairs, how the I-League has developed over the years, the opposition to the new roadmap …
Read More »Junior Girls National Football Championship – Day 11: Two different results!
Day 11 of the 2016 edition of the Junior Girls National Football Championship is being held in Cuttack, Odisha with two games played in total across the match day at the Barabati Stadium. Match No-33: Manipur 10-0 Goa – Barabati Stadium Tournament favourites Manipur trashed Goa 10-0 to continue their …
Read More »VIDEO: Indian Football session at World Football Forum 2016 in Paris!
The World Football Forum was held on Friday, July 8 at the L’Hotel du Collectionneur in the heart of the French capital Paris, we Chris Punnakkattu Daniel (cpdfootball) and myself (arunfoot) were there to report about the event. The World Football Forum 2016 in Paris welcomed leading stakeholders from the …
Read More »Junior Girls National Football Championship – Day 10: One sides results!
Day 10 of the 2016 edition of the Junior Girls National Football Championship is being played in Cuttack, Odisha with two games to be played in total across the day at the Barabati Stadium. Match No-31: Tamil Nadu 6-1 Bihar – Barabati Stadium Tamil Nadu went behind against Bihar, but …
Read More »VIDEO – XtraTime: West Bengal to name a Stadium & Street after the late Amal Dutta!
Former and current Indian footballers besides the government of West Bengal paid tribute to the ‘Diamond’ system creator, Amal Dutta in his last ride. Former football stars of Bengal joining the tributary party echoed that he did not get due respect from the AIFF. This morning at 7am the body …
Read More »Five former India Players part of ongoing AFC B-Licence Course in Punjab!
Five former India International Players including two India captains are presently undergoing the AFC B-Licence Course in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Course which kicked-off on July 6 is being conducted by former India coach Savio Medeira, presently the AIFF Development Officer. Sameer Naik, Steven Dias, Renedy Singh, Clifford Miranda and Arata …
Read More »VIDEO – XtraTime: Former India international & legendary coach Amal Dutta no more!
As XtraTime reports, former India international and the inventor of the ‘Diamond’ system in Indian football, Amal Dutta passed away on Sunday at 8:10pm. at his residence. He was 86. The former India international was one of the most revered club coaches in Indian football history and was suffering from …
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